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Project Ara Prototype On Show in January

by Super User

Project Ara is a modular smartphone concept; it was initially devised by Motorola and is being worked on by Google (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 48). Project lead Paul Eremenko has announced (http://tinyurl.com/mev2rvr) two …

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Shanda Uses Hybrid Display for Week-Long Smartwatch Life

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Shanda, a Chinese manufacturer, has unveiled two smartwatches with battery life of up to a week. Using a hybrid screen, which switches between (transflective) LCD and E Ink modes, the Geak Watch 2 and …

Nintendo Widens Viewing Angles to Tempt 3D Audience

by Super User

Nintendo has announced refreshed models of the 3DS and 3DS XL handheld consoles, focusing on the screen. The ‘New 3DS’ and ‘New 3DS XL’ will feature wider 3D viewing angles than the older models. …

Samsung Brings B2B to Consumer Show

by Super User

Samsung Mobile’s press event, where the Note 4, Note Edge and Gear VR were announced, took place the day before Samsung Electronics’ event. We couldn’t make it, unfortunately, but look for more information in …

Tesco Cancels Hudl Smartphone

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Tesco’s Hudl tablet was wildly popular last year, but the company has cancelled plans for a 4G smartphone under the same brand. Since the phone, apparently capable of challenging the Galaxy S5, was first …

New, Disruptive Tech Discussed at ‘Screen4All’

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The ‘Screen4All Forum’ is a programme of coonferences dedicated to developments in the television, cinema and new screen industries. Topics covered on the first day will include VR games, 3D printing, augmented reality and …

Large-Area Panels Set New Record in August

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Shipments of 9″+ LCD panels continued to rise in August to a new record level, NPD DisplaySearch’s David Hsieh has said in an interview. These ‘large-area’ LCD panel shipments totalled 13.36 million m

Samsung Shares Power

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No charger? No problem. Samsung’s newest accessory is called the Power Sharing Cable, and its usage is pretty self-explanatory. Able to tether most smart devices or digital cameras together, the micro-USB to micro-USB cable …

Jabil Result 01/10/2014

by Super User

Jabil Circuit Inc. has announced its preliminary fourth quarter and full year results. The company recorded a net loss in the final quarter of $26.2 million on turnover of $4 billion, which compares with …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

Apple Adds French Distributor

by Super User

Extenso Telecom in France has been authorised to distribute Apple’s iPhone.

Apple Will Check Bent iPhones Before Replacement

by Super User

Apple has recently come under fire for releasing a phone that is so thin that it can be bent in a user’s pocket (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 38). A company representative has told …

Apple Named World’s Most Valuable Brand

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Apple is the world’s most valuable brand, according to Interbrand’s ‘Best Global Brands’ report. The brand is worth almost $119 billion (up 21% YoY), ahead of second-place Google ($107 billion, up 15%). Coca-Cola ($81.5 …